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    Heavy N64 lag after reinstalling

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    • dankcushionsD
      dankcushions Global Moderator @EmK530
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      @emk530 please post your /boot/config.txt as requested

      you won't be able to give a verbose log as you're not using a retroarch emulator. however you can still get a regular log in /dev/shm/runcommand.log that will be useful

      mupen64plus-gles2n64

      i wouldn't recommend using this - it's not the default. mupen64plus-gliden64 is most compatible.

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        EmK530 @dankcushions
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        @dankcushions mupen64plus-gles2n64 is fastest for me but if you have a solution I could switch what I mainly use

        Coming with runcommand.log as fast as I can

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          EmK530 @dankcushions
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          @dankcushions Can't find a way to get the runcommand.log,

          pi@retropie:/dev/shm $ dir
          pi@retropie:/dev/shm $

          Tells me nothing

          Edit:

          Saying again, scenes that should make the emulator lag way more actually doesn't lag it much more at all making me think there's something limiting it or something else

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          • dankcushionsD
            dankcushions Global Moderator @EmK530
            last edited by dankcushions

            @emk530 did you run the game since your last reboot/reinstall? it will always populate it.

            sorry, just seen you're using pi3 - gles2n64 was historically good for me for mario kart on the pi3, just not with the mesa driver.

            it's definitely normal for a pi3 to lag quite a bit on n64, though. for mario kart 64 it would be normal for it to lag a bit at the start of the race, but should be mostly smooth during gameplay. how does the lag manifest in mario kart?

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              mitu Global Moderator @EmK530
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              @emk530 The log file is created after running the emulator. Since /dev/shm is kept in RAM, you'll have to get the file immediately after exiting the emulator and before starting another game.

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                EmK530 @dankcushions
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                @dankcushions Let me provide a video if you give me some time

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                  EmK530 @mitu
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                  @mitu https://pastebin.com/raw/xn5xLSmj

                  Played on gliden64 as requested

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                    EmK530 @dankcushions
                    last edited by EmK530

                    @dankcushions Lag is kinda the same in every scene in the game. No idea why.

                    Runcommand.log: https://pastebin.com/raw/xn5xLSmj

                    Video: http://emk530.cf/mariokart64_lag.mp4

                    Sorry for the weird background noise, I don't know what went wrong

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                      EmK530
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                      PROBLEM SOLVED:

                      I downgraded to version 4.6 and it's running just fine

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                        tuomaspap @EmK530
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                        @emk530 I upgraded to latest 4.7 and having exactly the same issues with you but on the Pi4.
                        Can't find the image of 4.6 though anymore :( Is there somwhere you got it from that you could share link ?

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                          EmK530 @tuomaspap
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                          @tuomaspap Sorry for the delay, I never expected a reply. I was able to get it through the wayback machine. I've gone ahead and found a link on github for the pi4, hope it works!
                          https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/releases/download/4.6/retropie-buster-4.6-rpi4.img.gz

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